Dairy Cattle
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kelseyalane on November 7, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 brown swiss | #3 dairy breed |
| jersey | breed known for protein |
| california | #1 dairy state |
| wisconsin | #2 dairy state |
| new york | #3 dairy state |
| idaho | #4 dairy state |
| cows will never impose | dairy cattle order |
| disease prevention | located in dry climates for _______ _______ |
| lowest | selection index: choose _______ score |
| freestall | pro: not crowded barn |
| freestall | where the cows lay their butts of the edge so the feces goes into the aisle |
| recycle | a good thing about dairy farms is they ________ |
| N S | farm shades go __ to __ |
| lay down save energy | want cattle to _____ ______ to ______ ________ |
| catch check up | can "_____ the cow's head" during feeding for _____ ______ |
| sort scrape | cows will _____ food, after done workers will ______ away |
| total mixed ration | what does TMR stand for? |
| large | dairy fed a ______ TMR |
| herringbone | sideways parlor |
| parallel | straight parlor |
| rotary | this parlor is the most efficient way to milk |
| genetics, feed, health | what has improved in dairy cattle (3) |
| 150 180 | the most efficient dairy cows give _____ to _____ pounds of milk per day |
| 22000 | _________ lbs per lactation |
| DHIA | dairy herd improvement association |
| decrease | _______ number of dairy farms |
| increase | ______ in milk produced |
| increase | _______ in feed production per dairy cow |
| metabolic disorders | ________ _______ may occur during negative energy balance |
| 100 stage | first ____ days are most important as they set the _____ for lactation period |
| 1 200 | rule of thumb: for ___ lb of increase at peak add ____ lbs to total |
| 1 negative | staff __ is when low cow needs to rebreed, but it is hard because she is in ________ energy balance |
| 100-199 | phase 2 (days) |
| recover body weight, increase butterfat, decrease dry matter intake | the cow should do these things in stage 2 (3) |
| 200+ | phase three occurs ______ days into lactation |
| 75 | average milk production during stage 3 should be ____% of stage two |
| 1 | peak lactation phase |
| mastitis | inflammation of the udder by bacterial infection |
| ketosis | energy shortage due to metabolic problems |
| milk fever | low blood calcium causing muscle weakness at/or near calving |
| rebreeding | __________ difficulties during lactation is a health issue |
| calf scours | caused by bacteria |
| pneumonia | respiratory disease |
| ecoli | bacteria that causes calf scours |
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